Albion College students will create an energy education workout
center where college students will use exercise equipment to convert
human energy into electricity that is stored for their own practical
use.[Read
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Appalachian State University students will design and build
affordable greenhouses that are powered renewably to conserve energy
and, therefore, reduce the demand for fossil fuels, and allow more
food to be grown locally at lower economic and ecological cost.[Read
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Enhanced Sustainability through Straw-Bale Construction: Education-Research
Building Demonstrating How to Live Sustainably in the Midwest

The Ball State University team is designing a straw-bale building
as part of an integrated water-wastewater-energy-building-landscape-education
system that demonstrates how to live sustainably in the Midwest.[Read More]

GREEN KIT: A Modular, Variable Application System for Sustainable
Cooling

The California State Polytechnic University -
Pomona team will develop the "Green Kit" that can help
individual homeowners achieve thermal comfort at lower costs than
traditional heating and air conditioning systems. [Read More]

Development Plan of a Sustainable Water Management Plan for
a Rapidly Urbanizing Ghanaian Village

The Columbia University team is developing a sustainable water
management plan for Sakyikrom, Ghana, which currently has limited
access to clean water and will be growing at an astounding rate
with the construction of a new major highway through the community.[Read
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The Cornell University - AguaClara project
is improving drinking water quality in the Global South through
innovative research, knowledge transfer, open source engineering,
and design of sustainable, replicable water treatment systems. [Read More]

Duke University students will assist Gulf Coast residents by
identifying relevant sustainable technologies that show promise
for improving the sustainability, durability, affordability, and
accessibility of temporary housing. [Read
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Duke University students are working with Serasih
Indonesia to develop a prototype aerator from locally available
materials that can be used by local aquaculture farmers to oxygenate
their shrimp hatcheries and increase the economic yield of their
harvests in and around Banda Aceh, Indonesia.[Read More]

Low-Cost Water Purification System: Developing an Effective
Water Purification System for Local Production Which Offers Sustainable
Economic Stimulus

Illinois Institute of Technology students will design a novel
water purification system using clays to reduce bacterial and other
pollutants such as hardness, arsenic, and nitrates in drinking
water. [Read
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The Design and Fabrication of a Lower Cost Heliostat Mirror System
for Utilizing Solar Energy

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology students will
develop a lower-cost heliostat - a mirror-based system that is
used to continuously reflect sunlight onto a central receiver where
the solar energy is converted to electrical power. [Read
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Northwestern University students will design and help implement
cost-effective, solar power systems that will meet the electrical
needs of Santo Domingo, Panama, in a culturally sensitive manner.[Read
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Development of a Sustainable and Appropriate Drinking Water System
for Montana de Luz and Nueva Esperanza, Honduras

The Ohio State University team will design an appropriate and sustainable
water treatment and supply system for an orphanage for children with
HIV/AIDS and a nearby small village (Nueva Esperanza) in rural Honduras.[Read
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Evaluating Point-Nonpoint Source Water Quality Trading in a Raritan
River Basin Sub-Watershed

The Rutgers, the State University of New
Jersey team will address
water quality issues in the Raritan River Basin of New Jersey by
determining whether several small sustainable trading markets within
a large watershed can lead to greater success overall compared with
implementing one larger-scale trading market.[Read More]

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students will improve
knowledge about storm water loss, storm water quality and thermal
effects associated with green roofs and will provide a platform
for educating others about green roof technologies.[Read More]

University of Alabama at Birmingham students will convert a
vehicle created for the SAE Mini Baja® design competition into
a biodiesel vehicle, and through this process create the rules
for a new competition with a focus on vehicle performance and
production from biodiesel fuels. [Read
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The University of Colorado at Denver team is using concrete
to develop an effective water filtration system that can be used
in rural and suburban areas of cities without sufficient water
treatment facilities.[Read More]

Sustainable Design and Implementation of a Solid Waste Management
System in Kratovo, Macedonia: A Learning Partnership between University
of Florida and Macedonia through Engineers without Borders

University of Florida students will expand a project to design
a long-term, sustainable solid waste management program in Kratovo,
Macedonia, where solid waste is currently disposed of in the streets,
the river, and an illegal landfill.[Read
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An Innovative System for Bioremediation of Agricultural Chemicals
for Environmental Sustainability

This University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign team is working
to find an efficient way to reduce chemical leaching from agricultural
fields, using a design that requires no maintenance, can be easily
installed, and makes use of naturally available materials.[Read More]

Solar LED Lanterns for the Replacement of Kerosene in the Developing
World

This University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign team will demonstrate
to large investors the viability of light emitting diode (LED) lanterns
by designing and creating simple, rugged, and low-cost solar LED lanterns.[Read More]

University of Missouri - Rolla students will grow algae underground
and then use it to produce biodiesel. Because algae do not need
high light, and mine environments can be controlled, this should
be an excellent way to produce high volumes of algae.[Read
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University of Missouri - Rolla students will construct a model
that increases the overall power generation of a solar building
system by efficiently capturing heat loss and converting this loss
to energy.[Read
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A Sustainable Method of Water Extraction for School-Community Gardens
in Niger, West Africa

The University of New Hampshire - Main Campus team developed
a sustainable low-technology rope-and-washer pumping system to
provide the daily water needed to irrigate school-community gardens
in Niger, the poorest country in the world.[Read More]

A Novel Environment Friendly Method for Expansion and Molding of
Polymeric Foam

This University of Tennessee – Knoxville team is developing
an environmentally friendly, new, and efficient process to expand
and mold polymeric foam that does not use volatile organic compounds
(VOCs).[Read More]

Photosynthetic Biohydrogen, An All-Worlds Solution to Global Energy
Production

This University of Tennessee - Knoxville team will design a
bio-hydrogen facility that uses algae to produce hydrogen. The
facility will be able to supply the transportation fuel for a city
of 100,000.[Read
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